India to sell nuclear deal to world, soothe critics (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2008 04:21 AM CDT Reuters - India will take its civilian nuclear deal with the United States to the world looking to secure fuel supplies and reactor technology, analysts said, while seeking to soothe critics with a strong non-proliferation pitch. |
Industry bodies see 1.2 trln investment in nuclear power (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2008 04:10 AM CDT Reuters - India's industry bodies expect 18-20 new nuclear power plants to be set up in next 15 years costing 1.2 trillion rupees after a ban on nuclear trade with India was lifted by the Nuclear Supplier's Group. |
Govt hopeful on reforms - Kamal Nath (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2008 04:10 AM CDT Reuters - The government hopes its coalition allies will support much of its planned economic reform legislation, Trade Minister Kamal Nath said in an interview with a German newspaper published on Monday. |
Serena bounces away with U.S. Open crown (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2008 01:53 AM CDT Reuters - The drama queen came face-to-face with the comeback queen at Flushing Meadows on Sunday. Jelena Jankovic provided the on-court theatrics and Serena Williams bounced away with the U.S. Open trophy. |
Australia to keep India uranium sale ban - report (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2008 09:43 PM CDT Reuters - Australia will not reverse its ban on the sale of uranium to India and other countries that have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Trade Minister Simon Crean was reported as saying on Monday. |
Farmers suspend protest over India's Nano car plant (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2008 10:02 PM CDT Reuters - Farmers in West Bengal who have blocked construction work at a Tata Motors car plant said they were suspending their protest after the government promised to return some land, officials said on Sunday. |
Massa given Spa win after Hamilton penalty (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2008 12:20 PM CDT Reuters - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was stripped of victory in a thrilling Belgian Grand Prix after stewards decided he had gained an advantage by cutting a chicane during a last-gasp duel with Kimi Raikkonen. |
Madonna dedicates "Like a Virgin" to pope in Rome (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2008 09:47 AM CDT Reuters - Pop star Madonna, once accused by the Vatican of staging one of the most satanic shows in history, surprised fans by dedicating her hit "Like a Virgin" to the pope at a sold-out concert held in Rome. |
Potential U.S. first ladies draw fashion buzz (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2008 09:15 AM CDT Reuters - Cindy McCain or Michelle Obama for the White House? |
Force India owner Mallya gives Chandhok hope (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2008 05:34 AM CDT Reuters - India's Karun Chandhok could have a testing role with Force India next year but the country will have to wait for its next Formula One driver, according to team owner Vijay Mallya. |
Zardari takes Pakistan's helm in mid-storm (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2008 07:17 AM CDT Reuters - With Pakistan's economy tanking and a Taliban insurgency raging, new president Asif Ali Zardari must choose if the time is right to risk more instability by entering a confrontation with old rival Nawaz Sharif. |
Sri Lanka army hits rebels, but victory won't end war (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2008 06:49 AM CDT Reuters - Sri Lanka's advance into Tamil rebels' heartland has unleashed the bloodiest combat in a decade and opened a new phase of the 25-year-old conflict, but conventional military success won't mean an end to war. |
Author Theroux revisits world aboard 'Ghost Train' (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2008 10:18 AM CDT Reuters - After a life spent on the road and on the rails, U.S. novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux decided to take the world's temperature once again. |
India says nuclear suppliers' approval "momentous" (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2008 05:21 AM CDT Reuters - India hailed as "momentous" a global atomic cartel's decision on Saturday to lift a 34-year-old ban on nuclear trade with New Delhi, a crucial step to sealing a controversial U.S.-India civilian nuclear accord. |
Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix thriller (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2008 09:34 AM CDT Reuters - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won a Belgian Grand Prix thriller on Sunday after fighting wheel to wheel with luckless world champion Kimi Raikkonen in an all-or-nothing duel over the closing laps. |